Monte Raschio UNESCO ancient depressed beech forest

Monte Raschio UNESCO ancient depressed beech forest is a nature reserve in Bassano Romano, Viterbo, Lazio. Monte Raschio UNESCO ancient depressed beech forest is situated nearby to the locality La Crocetta, as well as near Comunaletto.

Photo: Dino Michelini, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opening hours: 24/7
Type: Nature reserve
Description: protected area in Italy
Also known as: “Depressed ancient beech forest of Monte Raschio” and “UNESCO Faggeta vetusta depressa Monte Raschio”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oriolo railway station and Monte Raschio.

Oriolo railway station

Railway station

Oriolo railway station

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Monte Raschio

Peak

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Monte Raschio is a mountain belonging to the mountain group of the Monti Sabatini. Located in the municipality of Oriolo Romano in the Province of Viterbo within the Parco naturale regionale di Bracciano-Martignano, it is a state-owned forest complex covering approximately 150 ha, transferred from the former ASFD to the Region of Lazio toward the end of the 1970s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oriolo Romano and Manziana.

Oriolo Romano

Village

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Oriolo Romano is a comune in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region of Latium, located about 40 kilometres northwest of Rome and about 30 kilometres south of Viterbo on a hilly area near the ancient Via Clodia.

Manziana

Village

Photo: Gustavo A. Vicente, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Manziana is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Latium, located about 40 kilometres northwest of Rome. Manziana borders the following municipalities: Bracciano, Canale Monterano, Oriolo Romano, Tolfa.

Montevirginio

Hamlet

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Montevirginio is a hamlet.

Monte Raschio UNESCO ancient depressed beech forest

Categories: protected area, forest, and recreation area
Location: Bassano Romano, Viterbo, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

42.1732° or 42° 10′ 24″ north

Longitude

12.1608° or 12° 9′ 39″ east

Inception

July 7th, 2017

Operator

UNESCO

Open location code

8FJJ55F6+78

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

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Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Monte Raschio UNESCO ancient depressed beech forest” goes by many names.

French: “UNESCO Forêt ancienne de hêtres de Monte Raschio”
German: “Monte Raschio UNESCO alter Buchenwald”
Italian: “Faggeta monte Raschio, Faggete di monte Raschio e Oriolo”
Italian: “Faggeta vetusta depressa di Monte Raschio”
Spanish: “Monte Raschio, bosque antiguo de hayas deprimidas de la UNESCO”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as La Crocetta and Comunaletto.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fonte Petrella and Ex cava di bruciore.

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